candidate
person seeking a position or honor
Root
- cand: white, bright, or open/honest
Other words with the cand root
Candidate has an old white-clothing story; cand gives brightness or whiteness.
Each candidate had two minutes to answer.
Candidate has a strange but memorable history: Roman office seekers wore bright white togas. The word now means someone seeking office or selection, but the cand brightness is still a good memory spark.